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Thelemic Culture Update is a monthly feature that brings together links to various announcements, writings, and events from around the web.

Speech in the Silence:

Program #46 of Speech in the Silence with “NOTOCON IX Opening Remarks” by Lon DuQuette, the fourth part of “The Four Weapons of the True Magician” by IAO131, “NOTOCON IX Address” by Grand Master Sabazius X°, the fifth part of “The Integrated Magical Life” by Lon DuQuette and music by “Through the Second” [Speech in the Silence]

Joseph Thiebes on Thelema: Joseph Thiebes was interviewed on the “Where Did the Road Go?” program where they discuss Thelema, magick, Aleister Crowley, Jack Parsons, and much more. [YouTube]

Best of the Equinox, Volume III: Sex Magick: The Best of the Equinox Vol 3 is now available, and includes works by Aleister Crowley such as The Gnostic Mass, Energized Enthusiasm, Liber A’ash, Liber Chath, and Liber Stellae Rubeae, and more. Edited by Lon Milo DuQuette. [Amazon]

Thoth Tarot part of the Best of the 55th Venice Biennale: Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris’s Thoth Tarot cards rate among the “Best of the Biennale” [DazedDigital]

The Parables and Lessons of Liber LXV by IAO131 now available: Thelemic author IAO131 came out with a new book that elucidates seven parables from the tradition of Thelema, drawn from one of its Holy Books known as ‘Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente sub figura LXV,’ or simply ‘Liber LXV.’ Also included is a brief appendix examining the question of whether Thelema is a religion or not. [Lulu]

Sy Calaelen: Thelemic blogger tackles the subjects of having done one’s Will all along and the Holy Guardian Angel. [Sy Calaelen]

Thelemic Culture Update is a monthly feature that brings together links to various announcements, writings, and events from around the web.

Speech in the Silence:

Program #44 of Speech in the Silence with the 2nd part of “4 Weapons of the True Magician” by IAO131, the third part of “The Integrated Magical Life” by Lon DuQuette, “Living Thelema: The Star Sapphire” by David Shoemaker, and music by The Shirts. [Speech in the Silence]

Program #45 of Speech in the Silence with the 3rd part of “4 Weapons of the True Magician” by IAO131, the fourth part of “The Integrated Magical Life” by Lon DuQuette, “Living Thelema: Initiation” by David Shoemaker, and music by SickTanick. [Speech in the Silence]

Living Thelema now available: David Shoemaker’s book Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley’s System of Magick is now available. The system of spiritual attainment developed by Aleister Crowley is notoriously challenging in its scope. Adapted from the popular “Speech in the Silence” podcast segment of the same name, Living Thelema brings a welcome approachability to Crowley’s material, without diminishing the depth of the system. The author focuses on the practical and experiential aspects of the path of Thelema, allowing the reader to grasp the true transformative power of the system. [Amazon]

Pearls of Wisdom now available: James Eshelman’s new book, Pearls of Wisdom, is now available. The book collects over 40 essays of Eshelman’s that were originally published in the journal “Black Pearl.” [Amazon]

Thelemic art exhibition in Australia: Collective 777, an art guild of Ordo Templi Orientis, put on an exhibition in Australia called “Windows to the Sacred: An Exploration of the Esoteric Read,” including work from contemporary Thelemic artists as well as Aleister Crowley and Rosaleen Norton. [Sydney Morning Herald]

Bruce Springsteen sings Thelemic anthem: On September 9 in Sao Paolo, Bruce Springsteen sang Raul Seixas’ song “Sociedad Alternativa” that is composed largely of direct quotations of The Book of the Law. [Vimeo]

IAO131: Thelemic author IAO131 came out with several new essays recently:

Gnostic Mass video: Anahata Chapter of the O.T.O. Rose Croix, with the sanction of the United States Grand Lodge, O.T.O., is proud to sponsor the making of a professionally produced, high quality video of Liber XV, The Gnostic Mass. [Indiegogo]

News from OTO IHQ: O.T.O. International Headquarters has announced several important news items, listed below. [OTO IHQ]

Thoth Tarot art exhibition: O.T.O. IHQ and the Warburg Institute have arranged for the inclusion of nine of the Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris Thoth Tarot paintings at The 55th International Art Exhibition, or Venice Biennale (June 1, 2013 – November 24, 2013) [OTO IHQ]

Thoth Tarot restoration: O.T.O. has raised the necessary funds to restore the original Thoth Tarot paintings, and this Thoth Tarot restoration project is now completed. [OTO IHQ]

Copyright litigation against US Games: O.T.O. is filing suit in U.S. Federal Court against U.S. Games Systems, and perhaps others, over the Thoth Tarot Deck. [OTO IHQ]

Publishing news: All of Crowley’s surviving diaries are now in page proofs— totaling over 6,000 pages as things now stand. A new edition of The Holy Books of Thelema are currently in final proofs, there is a new edition of The Diary of a Drug-Fiend, and many other newly-mastered versions of out of print ‘backlist’ titles. [OTO IHQ]

Fill/Kill: Hymenaeus Beta came into possession of Crowley’s copy of ‘Thelema,’ i.e. The Holy Books, which includes “a very important text correction to Liber CCXX III:37,” specifically a marginal note that corrects “fill me!” to “kill me!” in the text of Liber CCXX. [OTO IHQ]

Fill/Kill controversy: As one might expect from a change to teh central Holy Book of a religion, there has been a fair bit of controversy around this supposed “correction” to Liber CCXX. Here are some written responses to this “Fill/Kill controversy.”

The Hermetic Library weighs in with a fairly extensive analysis of the situation. [Hermetic Library blog]

This has also led to several incredibly poor instances of tabloid “journalism” that took the opportunity to remind us that we have not come far at all since the days when Crowley was demonized as “The Wickedest Man in the World.” [Daily Mail]

Thelemic Culture Update is a monthly feature that brings together links to various announcements, writings, and events from around the web.

Speech in the Silence episode 39 includes a lecture by Christian Giudice on “The Influence of Aleister Crowley on Kenneth Anger”, a “Living Thelema” segment by David Shoemaker on “Qabalistic Coping Skills,” and music by Frater Oz and Clock Ticks Late [Speech in the Silence]